Rex sat in Aegwynn's mansion, making idle conversation with her.
Their conversation consisted of trivial topics, purely to pass the time. To be perfectly honest, Rex and Aegwynn had very little in common. Their professions were different, as were their interests. Their small talk was nothing more than a courtesy, and both of them knew it.
To chat with someone, the first thing one had to do was find a topic of shared interest. Only then would both sides have something to say. Otherwise, one person would do all the talking while the other sat there in silence. To avoid that sort of awkward lull, they needed common ground.
Rex was not a mage. If he discussed training with Aegwynn, they would have no common ground at all. Aegwynn would be the only one talking, and that would have been fine if Rex could understand her. The problem was that he would not understand any of it. Even if Aegwynn began explaining, she would eventually lose interest in continuing.
After giving it some thought, Rex found one subject he could discuss with Aegwynn: the Academy.
Only the Academy gave the two of them something in common. Even then, Aegwynn did most of the talking, while Rex spent most of his time listening to her describe its development.
Although the Academy now taught more than one profession, its primary focus was still on mages.
That had been Rex's main purpose in establishing it in the first place. Above all, the Academy was meant to train mages, a spellcasting profession, for the Kingdom of Gilneas.
Of all the spellcasting professions that could be taught on a large scale, mages were certainly the best choice. Training the others was simply too difficult for the Kingdom of Gilneas.
Spellcasters also included priests and warlocks.